Changeable finger ring



Dec. 1-5; 1925 M. KLASS ET AL C HANGEABLE FINGER RING Filed April 30, 1924 R O T N E V m 4c showmg the side elements turned in opposite Patented Dec. 15,1925.

UNITED STATES MARTIN KLASS AND SAMUEL STERN, OF YORK, N. Y.

I CHANGEABLE FINGER RING.

- Application filed April so, 1924. Serial No. 710,030.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, MARTIN KLAss and SAMUEL STERN, citizens .of Lithuania and the United States, respectively, residents of New York, in the-county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Changeable Finger Rings, of which the following is a specification-.-.

This invention relates poses and in which a display of gems maybe made, one of the objects of the invention being to provide a ringin which the relative position of the gems or precious stones may be easily and instantlyvaried at will.

Another purpose is to produce a ring having a rigid main central portion, half of its circumference containing stones of onekind or'color and a different kind or color set in the-other half, this central portion having lateral arms to which are pivotally connected the side portions of the ring, the same being arranged to fold alongside either half of the main section and to carry stonesofanother kind.

A further aim is in the provision of a ring'which may be arranged to present a decided change in its appearance, as a single, double'i'ortriple band, due to a simple manipulation', as may be desired.

'fiie'seseveral objects and others of like character are accomplished by the novel-construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and shown in the accompanying drawing, forming'a material part of this disclosure, and in which:--- a Figure 1-is aside elevational view of an embodiment of the invention, the parts being shown ina spread or open position.

F1 re 2 is a similar view of the same, the view ing taken in a plane at a right angle tolgigure 1.

re 3 is a side view like Figure 1 but directions alongside thecenter element.

Figure 4.,is a like view showing one-half the center element interjacent the side elements. I

Figure 5 is a view showing the outer elements as rotated upon their PIVQtS' to engage 1 the other half of the center element. s

Figure 6' is a side view of anadaptation in construction in which the position of the stones are reversed.

to rings worn on the fingers of ndividuals for ornamental pur-;

Figure'7 is anenlarged perspective view sholwing the construction'of the ring in detai Figure 8 is a sectional view taken on line 8-8 of Figure 7.

Referring more in detail to the drawing,

the numeral 10 designates in general a circularband composed of two flat metallic strips bent edgewise to present parallel spaced sidewalls, 12 and 13, and 12 and 13'.

The wall 12 is integrally connected to the wall 13 by an angularly bent cross-over element 14 and in a similar manner the wall 13-is integrally joined to the wall 12' by the corresponding angular element 14', these crossing elements being disposed at opposite points in the ring.

The side walls 12 and 13 have at each end bent portions 15 and 15 terminating in flat extensions 16 and 16' seated against the element 14 on'opposite sides and secured to it by brazing or like means.

Likewise the side walls 13 and 12. have near their ends similar angularly bent elements and 35' terminating in pads 36 and 36 disposed on opposite sides of the angular connecting element 15 and secured to it in like manner.

Thus there are formed two distinct equal semi-circular portions having between them spaces 18 and 19, suited to receive and contain stones of a difl'erent kind or color 20 and '21, as rubies and emeralds or other gems of a widely contrasting color.

Attached to extend laterally outward from both sides of the band or ring pads 16 and 36, at the junction of the semi-circular portions, are cars 22, registering ears 23 extending in a likemanner from the pads 16 and 36, these ears constituting pairs of forks namentation may be applied to the side walls of the central member and the lateral surfaces of the pivoted side elements, as indicated at 28.

In the modification shown in Figure 6, the same construction is observed, the difference being in the relative disposition of the white and colored stones, in this case a reversal of the arrangement previously explained.

Although the foregoing is generally descriptive of a preferred embodiment of the invention. it will be understood that minor changes in construction and arrangement of parts may be made without conflicting with the'claims hereto appended;

Having thus described our invention and set forth the manner of its construction and application. what We claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A finger ring comprising a circular band composed of a pair of like members connected at opposite points and having between them stone receiving recesses, oppositely disposed outstanding ears at the junction of said members, and a air of like semi-circular side elements of nnlform width pivotally engaged by said ears, said side elements also having stone receiving recesses in their eripheral faces.

nger ring comprising a circular band having two semi-circular spaces on opposite sides to recelve stones, said band being closed in at two opposite points at the ends of said spaces, forked ears extending laterally from each side of said band, and a pair .of like semi-circular side members of parallel width pivoted in said forked ears extending laterally from each side of said bands at their connections-and semi-circular side elements pivoted to the sides of said bands adja'c-entthe closed in portions to fold adjacent the sides of said bands, said side elements having stone receiving openings in their peripheral faces and having designs on their side surfaces.

In witness whereof we have aflixed our signatures.

MARTIN KLASS. SAMUEL STERN. 

